Fence



(No Model.)

W. H. BRBVOORT.

FENCE.

No. 310,555. Patented Jan. 13, 1885.

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PECIFICATIONfoz-mng part of Letters Patent No. 310,555, dated January 13, 1885.

App'ieaiion filed January 3, 1513-1. (No model.)

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Be it known that l, WILLIAM lil. Bnnvoonr, a citizenof the United States, and a resident of Vincennes, in the county of Knox and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fences, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to portablefences, such as can be set up without digging holes for the posts, and has for its object to produce a fence simple and cheap to construct and strong and durable in use; audit consists in the construction and the combination of parts hereinafter particularly described.

In the drawings, Figure l is a perspective of two sections of a fence; Fig. 2. a perspective of one section of a felice with aportion of the rails shown in Fig. l omitted,- Fig. 3,

a perspective of one section of a fence illustrating the manner of securing the suspended rails to the 'forked stakes.

In the dra-wings, the letter A. indicates stakes crossing each other, preferably near their upper ends, and secured together by wires a, or other suitableiastenings, so as to forni a double fork, as shown. rlhe rails A and Aj are respectively fitted into the upper and lower forks of the stakes, and are preferably beveled along the edges which fit into the forks. They are held in the forks by means of wires C or their equivalent, by passing the wire at each uniting poi-nt under the rail A?, so as to pass through the lower fork, and then upward and over the rail A', and through the upper fork, and the two ends are then united by bei ng twistingtogcther, asillustrated at one end of Fig. 2. Iprefer, however, in passing the wires over the upper rails, A', to pass it up and over one meeting-rail and then down and under the saine rail, and thence across to and over the top of the adjoining rail, and then unite it to the other end of the wire7 as illustrated in the other end of Fig. 2. At the end of the fence where there is no meetingrail I prefertouse abinding strip or block, l), which will answer the purpose of a rail for passing the wire as described, said block at its outer end being preferably connected by a wire, E, to a lower rail, as shown in Fig. l, or to one of the stakes, as shown in Fig. 2, so that the wire E serves as adiagonal end brace; but such strip or block may be omitted with.-

out departing from my invention. I prefer the method of binding where the wire is caused to pass across both the upper and lower edges of one rail and both sides thereof, and around one edge and both sides ofthe adjoining rail, as described, as the best lock for holding the part-s together is thereby 0btai ned; but that feature of my invention which consists in passing the wire through both forks and across both rails might be availed of without passing the wire in the preferred inode described.

In order to brace the rails of the fence from opposite sides, I connect to opposite sides of the rails brace-rods or bars F, which incline in opposite directions from about midway the length of the rails toward opposite ends there- 0f, the upper ends of the rods crossing each other so as to present forks above and below the top rail, through which forks and across the rods or bars and one or more of the rails (one being shown for illustration) a wire, G, is passed and its ends twisted or otherwisesecured together, so as to securely lock the rail and cross-bars together. ylf desired, the rods or bars may bc on the the saine side of the ,rail instead of on opposite sides. The lower ends of the rods pass between the end supporting-stakes and are connected with the stakes by wires Hjtwrapped around the stakes and the brace rods or bars. These wires prevent the stakes fromy spreading apart, and in addition to holding the brace-rods also hold the lower set of rails, A", so as to prevent them from swinging to and fro between the stakes.

If preferred, the wires H may be connected only to the stakes and the lowest rail of the series, in which case 'the brace-rods will be secured to the lowest or some other rail by wire or other means. If desired, the rods may be connected to one or more other rails by wire or other means.

By attaching the brace-rods as described, and between the end stakes of a section of the fence, the rails will be strongly braced from opposite sides, and longer and lighter rails may be used for the sections.v The series of rails below the one held by the wire that binds the top rail in the fork are suspended by wire or its equivalent passed through the upper fork of the stakes, the wires passing on oppo- IOO site sides of the rails, and being joined together between each rail by twisting together, or, as illustrated, by separate wires entwined around the suspension-wires, so as to hold one rail up from off the one next below, the suspension-wires being connected to the lowest rail, or united together1 below such rail. By suspending the lower` rails as stated the weight is thrown on both stakes at their point of union, so that the fence is made stronger and steadier than when otherwise constructed, and by the pendent rails being secured by the wires H they are prevented from being swung to one side by animals seeking to pass to the other side of the fence.

rlhe wires H, instead of being passed around the rails themselves, may be secured to the wires which separate and support the rails, as y illustrated in Fig. 3 of the drawings, and this feature of my invention of preventing the rails from being swung to one side by means of the wires H may be used in fences where different methods of securing the stakes together and of suspending the bars between the stakes are employed-as,` for instance, in the method shown and described in the patent to A. and A. J. Russell, November 14, 1882, No. 267,596-Fig- 3 of the accompanying Adrawings illustrating such method, with the l. In a fence, the combination of the forked stakes, the rails secured in the forks thereof, the brace-bars crossing each other and secured to the rails, and the fastenings for con necting the lower portions of the stakes and brace-bars, substantially as and for the purpose set forth. v

2. In a fence, the combination of the forked stakes, the upper line of rails, A,the rails suspended between the forks of said stakes, oppositely-inclined and forked brace-bars secured at their forked ends to the rails A, and the fastenings for connecting the lower portion of the suspended rails and inclined bracebars with the forked stakes, substantially as andfor the purpose set forth.

S. In afenee, the combination of the crossed stakes, the rails fitting in the forks thereof, the strip or block fitting in the upper fork and extending beyond the stakes, the fastenings passed through the forks and across the rails and around the strip or block, and diagonal wire E, substantially as and for thc pur-` pose set forth.

4. A fence composed of the forked stakes, the rails secured in the forks thereof by the fastenings passed through the forks and across the rails therein, the pendent rails suspended by a fastening passed through the fork of the stakes, the brace-bars crossing each other and secured to the rails, and fastenings for connecting the lower portions of the brace-bars and the pendent rails with the forked stakes, the parts being combined substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

\VM. H. BREVOORT.

to pieces, and transported without difficulty, Witnesses: and is strong and substantial. H. L. GRIFFITH,

Having described my invention, what l A. J.SCO'1"I. 

